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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3300
5900
6050
3350
3300
4650
4550
4500
5100
4900
4550
4850
5100
3350
3350
km/h
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
3
4
 mm
0.1
1.6
0.5
0.7
7
0.2
max °C
6
6
5
4
3
2
5
7
4
7
9
6
7
9
6
4
1
1
min °C
3
6
3
3
2
1
2
6
3
4
8
4
5
9
4
2
1
-1
 chill °C
0
4
3
3
0
0
0
3
1
3
6
2
3
7
2
-2
-3
-6
Freezing level m
4100
4650
4450
4300
4200
3900
4100
4650
4250
4300
4850
4600
4400
4850
4550
4300
3850
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
56443247469569531091188769128111410111410765
Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
Sunset
7:02
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:57
6:54

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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
16 km
41 km S
2352m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
48 km SE
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
2
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 21).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
65 km NW
2286m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
16 km
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: broken
72 km E
2398m alt.
59 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
2

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.